01/01/1970

African Development Bank’s AFAWA, African Guarantee Fund, partner to unlock $1.3 - $2 billion in loans to women entrepreneurs

The African Development Bank’s Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa (AFAWA) program has agreed a partnership…

01/01/1970

KIX Observatory: ADEA and AU-CIEFFA launch a brief on teacher and learner well-being amid the COVID-19 pandemic

The Global Partnership for Education (GPE) Knowledge and Innovation Exchange (KIX) Observatory on COVID-19 Responses in…

01/01/1970

African Development Bank assists West African countries to deliver carbon emission reductions and meet their Paris Agreement commitments

The African Development Bank has extended financial support to a project that will strengthen the efforts of West…

01/01/1970

Genre et changement climatique : la Banque africaine de développement accorde une grande priorité à la résilience des femmes

Engagée aux côtés de ses pays membres régionaux pour atténuer les effets du changement climatique, la Banque africaine…

01/01/1970

Mining sector urged to adapt to changes brought by COVID-19, climate change

The mining sector has been urged to adapt to 21st century challenges, such as climate change and the current COVID-19…

01/01/1970

Making Finance Work for Africa webinar: Experts discuss African capital market space, Joint African Exchanges Linkages project

The Making Finance Work for Africa (MFW4A) partnership, hosted by the African Development Bank, and the African…

04/03/2021

The launch of call for proposals for community-based forest/land management demonstration initiatives by FAO and ECOWAS

As part of the AIDS-funded Global Forest Transformation for Peoples and Climate: A Focus on West Africa, FAO, in…

01/01/1970

Aswan II Forum: African leaders identify security and health challenges to the continent’s recovery

The second edition of the Aswan Forum on peace, security and development opened on Monday, 1 March in Cairo, Egypt,…

01/01/1970

Egypt: the African Development Bank approves a loan of over $27 million to establish Kom Ombo solar power plant

The African Development Bank’s Board of Directors today approved $27.2 million in loan financing for the design,…

01/01/1970

Solar technology helps women farmers in Tanzania cut post-harvest losses

Women farmers in Tanzania have harnessed solar technology to reduce post-harvest losses, enhancing food security,…

01/01/1970

Forum d’Assouan II : exploiter les nouvelles opportunités pour reconstruire en mieux et réussir la reprise économique post Covid 19 en Afrique

A l’occasion de la deuxième édition du Forum d’Assouan (1-5 mars), le vice-président en charge du développement…

01/01/1970

Zambia: The Bank helps cushion the impact of COVID-19 with livestock and aquaculture projects

The African Development Bank has helped communities in Zambia acquire goods worth around $450,000 since mid-2020 to…

01/01/1970

Trophée Africa Road Builders 2021 : le président égyptien Abdel Fattah al-Sissi, lauréat 2020, recevra son prix fin mars

Lauréat du Super Prix grand bâtisseur du Trophée Babacar N’diaye 2020 des Africa Road Builders (ARB), le président…

01/01/1970

Forum d’Assouan II : renforcer les synergies en faveur des victimes de déplacements forcés en contexte de Covid-19

La pandémie de Covid-19 a aggravé les vulnérabilités des personnes déplacées de force et les différents acteurs –…

01/01/1970

On International Women’s Day, Acting VP Gichuri reflects on Africa’s gender wins

To mark International Women’s Day, development leader Wambui Gichuri shares her thoughts on how far Africa has come on…